Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-16
NORFOLK GLEANINGS.
TIE THIRD pAys SESSION or THE
STATE GRANGE.
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ment-Pertonals and Brisis.
Icorrcsponaence Of the RIchmOnd pI.palcl.l


NoRroLK, December IS, 1887.
The third days session of the State
Grange opened this morning ct 9 o'clock
with worthy-Master Y. Y. Charters in
the chair.
More active work among The Changers
the coming year was determined upon.
Three new oranges were reported or
ganized during the past year.
The newly elected officers were duly
installed by che past officers.
A resolution was adopted from the
committee 10 whom was referred that
portion OF the Presidents message re!a-
live 10 agriculture demanding that IT
the tariff be reduced on wool that cor
respondingreduction be made on woollen
manufactures.
The proceedings OF the body are Sc
cret OF course, but it is said q move
ment was made without success to form
q sort of union between the Grangers OF
the State and the Knights OF Labor.
Only one or two of the delegates sdvo-
Gated the measure, however, and 1t was
soon dropped.
Several hours were consumed IN the
complication of the unwritten work
OF the order, which was very interesting
to the members of the organization,
after which the body adjourned sine die.
II was after midnight last night when
the election of officers for the ensuing
year was completed, and those elected
were rs follows: Master, X. Y. Char
tiers, of fredericksburg; Overseer, II.
A. Blackwell, of Luuenburg; Lee
turer, J. l.. Shelton, OF Dinwid-
die; Steward, II. s. Pierson, Of
Caroline Assistant Steward, Walter Jor-
dan, Nsnsemond; Chaplain, r. A. Mapp,
Accomack : Treasurer, John II. Alrich,
Spotsylvania secretary, ThomasS. Stad-
den, Frederick Gatekeeper, Isaac All
mond. Frederick Ceres, Mrs. Charters,
Fredericksburg Pomona, Mrs. Staddeu,
Frederick Hera. Miss Houdvein de
Bawm, Norfolk Stewardess, Miss Jen-
ME Garnett, Fairfax. Executive Com
mittee 7. l.. POindexter, b. Il. Gar
nett, and james NJ. Benton.
Passed Assistant Engineer Renald L.
Hall. United States navy, and Miss An
ME II. Martin, youngest daughter of our
well. known merchant and councilman,
j. w. Martin, we're united in marriage
this afternoon at the family residence,
No. IS York street. Rev. j. c. Martin,
pastor Of Union-Station Methodist Epis-
copal church, Richmond, uncle OF the
bride, solemnized the nuptials. The
couple were married under au immense
floral bell. and the parlors were hand
some in floral decorations. b. II. Cook
OF Norfolk, Adrian Riddick OF Ports
mouth. and Miss Bessie Taylor and Miss
Julia Martin were the attendants. The
groom is a native of Philadelphia and
attached to the United States steamer
Ossipee. A large number of naval Off
GERS were present, and the affair was
brilliant The parents of the groom.
from Philadelphia, were present. The
bridal couple left for the North on the
outgoing Boy Line steamer.
Fifteen hundred bales of cotton have
been landed here from the stranded
steamship Kimberly.
Mr.. Henry NJ. Daniel. Of Rocky
Mount, N. c.. and Miss Josephine Ro-
berts, eldest daughter OF Captain Harry
Roberts, were united in marriage here
yesterday.
The United States steamer Galena
was placed in the dry-dock this morning.
Two of the four bronze statues for the
Confederate monument in Portsmouth
have arrived from Bridgeport, Conn,
and will be at once placed in position on
the north and south sides of the monu-
ment One represents an artilleryman
and the other an infantryman. The two
otbars IN come u;Il ,,y.s-"ssat tho cavalry
and navy.
The New York capitalists who built
the street railway in Portsmouth have
bought also the Norfolk street railway,
and have obtained all the necessary
grants and privileges from the councils
of Norfolk for putting down additional
routes in the city and on the suburbs.
A firm of Portsmouth railroad con-
tractors-Messrs. Dbl & Smith-have
contracted with the Norfolk and West
ern Railroad Company for laying OFT and
grading and putting down tracks, &c,
for the new town of Crewe, fcur miles
from Burkeville, where the Norfolk aud
Western shops are to be located when re-
moved from Lynchburg.
Judge g. w. Murdaugh and Major
James f. Croker. of Stonewall Camp,
leave for Richmond this evening TO at
tend the convention to form depart
ment OF Confederate veterans.
Colonel Charles Marshall and Captain
W. Gordon McCabe were rendered a
complimentary banquet at the st. James
Hotel last night 10y Pickett-Buchanan
Camp. II was a very sumptuous affair.
John I. Powers, who was injured by
two bales of cotton falling on him, has
sued the British steamship Denbrack fol
$4,000 damages.
Mr.. ". Z. Mingea and bride left fOl
their home IN Roanoke tins afternoon.
Samuel Burke was arrested here on
the arrival OF the Cape Charles steamer
this morning charged with breaking
open trunk at Cape Charles City yes
terday anu robbing it of 900. He was
on his way 20 Nottoway county to gel
married,
A fakir named G.. l.. Bryan was fined
$50 this morning for knocking down
woman last night Not having thu
money to pay the fine he was committed
TO jail until the 18th day of July next.
G.